I am a bicyclist, I ride a couple of thousand miles per year. Dr. You can tell him that you spoke with an expert. My opinion is that it is hard to remain upright after being hit by a car. Bill accordingly.

I would have to concur with the anonymous bicyclist and CrownedwithVictory. I think they have hit the proverbial nail on the head. My unprofessional opinion is that Mr. Testosterone needs to study and publish this case on a Medical Journal.

I once got a wrist injury as a result of being bucked off a horse. It offended me highly that numerous medical documents recorded that I had sustained the injury in a fall from a horse. I didn't FALL, dammit, I was BUCKED!!

As a medical transcriptionist for over 22 years, I'm just glad he didn't blame his meaningless dictation on the MT who transcribed his report. If it doesn't look right, many docs blame it on the MT, not the person who actually dictated the report in the first place. Sheesh.

After conferring with other specialists on this list, we have determined that the referring physician has third column, second row. As for the patient, they were hit by a car. Please care for each accordingly. Specialist to whom patient was referred should consume vast amounts of diet coke.

@Anonymous 1442 - Rather like my husband who, when going in to have his boxer's break treated, put down the truth of how he received it. "Punched dumb-*ss brother." His orthopod has known my husband for some time (diabetic w/trigger finger operations) and they all fell over laughing. In particular the specialist who went to school with said brother.

@ERP - Do you really think that the MRI & EEG will show up anything on the referring physician?? Oh dear, that was my out loud type again, wasn't it.

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